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Tempe, AZ
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Tempe profile


Living in Tempe



Tempe is a relatively large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 189,834 people and 41 associated neighborhoods, Tempe is the ninth largest community in Arizona.

Tempe real estate is some of the most expensive in Arizona, although Tempe house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Tempe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Tempe really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Tempe is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Tempe more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Tempe’s character and quality of life.

Not only is Tempe a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Tempe is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.87% of adults in Tempe have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Tempe in 2022 was $40,495, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,980 for a family of four. However, Tempe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tempe is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tempe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tempe residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tempe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tempe include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Tempe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.